Vehicle-pole.



M. E. ANDERSON.

VEHICLE POLE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 13, 1914.

Patentd July 6, 1915.

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MARTIN E. ANDERSON, OF DE KALB, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD IO HIMSELF,

ONE-THIRD TO FRANK G. ANDERSON, AND ONE-THIRD "1'0 ANDREW 0. ANDERSON,

ALL OF DE KALB, ILLINOIS.

VEHICLE-POLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Pa ented July 6, 19 1.

Application filed April 13, 1914. Serial No. 831,604.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARTIN E. ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at DeKalb, in the county of Dekalb and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-Poles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to vehicle poles of the type illustrated and described in my pending application filed April 13, 1914, Serial No. 831,603, in which the tongue or pole is composed of steel bars, U-shaped in cross-section, and has for its object to provide a new and improved neck-yoke retainer especially adapted for use with metal poles, which will not only act as a hold-back stop but will also prevent the neck-yoke from be ing accidentally detached fromthe pole. I accomplish this object as illustrated in the drawings and as hereinafter described.

What I regard as new is set forth in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings,F1gure 1 is a plan view of one form of pole hav ng my improved neck-yoke retainer applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a cross-section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a cross-section on line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a cross-section on line 4141: of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a cross-section on line 5-5 of Fig. 1; Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail, being an elevation of the rear end of one of the pole members; Fig. 7 is a crosssection on line 77 of Fig. 1; and Flg. 8 1s an elevation of the inner face of one of the pole members, showing the neck-yoke retainer in position, being taken on l1ne 3-8 of Fig. 1, except that the neck-yoke retalner is in elevation.

Referring to the drawings, 91O indlcate the two members of the pole, each of which is composed of a metal bar U-shaped in cross-section. Said members are fitted together, with their channels on the inside, so that their front end portions are in contact as shown in Fig. 1, being there secured together by rivets 11. From a point near the front end portion of the tongue said members gradually diverge, being preferably slightly bowed or made convex on their outer sides, and :are spaced apart and secured rigidly together by intermediate spacing members 12-13 which are preferably in the form of hollow blocks of wood or metal, as best shown in Figs. 3 and 4. Rivets 1415 pass through the members of the pole and also through the spacing blocks 12.13 so as to firmly secure the pole members and also the spacing blocks together. Any desired number of spacing blocks may be employed. As shown at 9 and 10 in Fig. 1, the rear end portions of the tongue members diverge sharply and are connected by a transverse brace 16,.p-referably ofangleiron, the ends of which fit into the channels of the tongue members and "are riveted in place. I

17 indicates an elongated hollow block, the rear end of which is secured to the brace 16, its front end portion fitting into the channels of the tongue members, being shaped to conform thereto, and engagingthe curved portions of the tongue members where they are bent outwardly to form the diverging end portions 9*10-, as shownat 18 in Fig. 1. A rivet 19, which passes through the forward end portion of the block 17 and through the tongue members, secures these parts firmly together.

20 indicates a metal ,plate' which rests upon the front portion of the block 17 and also upon the block 13 beneath the upper flanges ofthe tongue members, as bestshown in Figs. 1 and 4:. This plate forms a cover for the space between the tongue members and also strengthens the tongue. By providing the members 16 and block 17, the rear portion of the tongue is made very strong and firm without unduly increasing its weight. I

2122 indicate eye-bolts which are -pivotally mounted between bearing-blocks 23-24:

which are secured in the channels at the rear end portions of the .tongue members, as best shown in Figs. 6 and 7, thus swiveling said bolts so that they may readily be rotated as required. Said blocks 23.2 are secured together by rivets 25, asshown.

The neck-yoke retainer comprises a plate 26 adapted to rest on the lower flanges of the tongue members 9-10 at the front end of the tongue, where they are in contact with each other. Said plate is provided with a hold-back lug or hook 27 arranged centrally at its rear end and projecting downward through registering slots 28 in the lower flanges of the tongue members. Said hook is provided with a rearwardly-projecting lug 29 which underlies said flanges, as best shown in Fig. 8. This lug 29 prevents the rear portion of the neck-yoke retainer from being moved up through the slot 28, but does not prevent the forward end of the plate 26 from being lifted so as to be raised to an inclined position within the channels of the tongue members.

30 indicates a retaining hook or keeper which extends downward and backward from the forward portion of the plate 26 but at a short distance from its forward end, leaving a projecting lip 31. The hook 30 projects through registering slots 32 in the lower flanges of the tongue members and eX- tends back toward the hook 28, as illustrated in Fig. 8. The arrangement is such that the forward portion of the plate 26 may be raised, the hook 30 moving up through the slots 82 until the outer portion of said hook is brought closely in contact with the lower flanges of the tongue members. This will permit the usual neck-yoke ring to be slipped over the end of the tongue and pass the hook 30 into engagement with the hold-back hook 27. By then permitting the front end of the plate 26 to drop again into its normal position, the hook 30 will act as a keeper to prevent the withdrawal of the neck-yoke ring from the tongue. My improved retainer is put in place when the members of the tongue are assembled and cannot be removed without separating said members.

Tn the claims I have used the term vehicle-pole in defining my invention for the purpose of distinguishing from poles of other sorts not intended for use with draft animals, and ll wish it to be understood that the term vehicle is so used in a generic sense and is not intended to limit the claims to poles or tongues for what are vehicles strictly speaking, as my improved pole may be used not only for wheeled vehicles but also for implements of various kinds, whether wheeled or not; in fact, for any device requiring the use of a pole or tongue in connection with draft animals.

l/Vhile my improved neck-yoke retainer possesses peculiar advantages when used in connection with a pole shaped in cross-section as illustrated, my invention is not restricted to its use with the particular form of pole shown and described, as it may be applied to other forms of poles.

That which I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,

1. The combination with a vehicle-pole comprising channeled members secured together, of a neck-yoke retainer fitted in the channel formed by the pole members and having two rigid members projecting through suitable slots in the pole, one of said projecting members forming a hold-back stop and the other a keeper.

2. The combination with a pole composed of channeled members secured together and having registering slots in their under surfaces, a neck-yoke retainer comprising a plate adapted to fit in the channel formed by the pole members and having hooks projecting through said slots, one of said hooks forming a hold-back stop and the other a keeper.

3. The combination with a pole composed of channeled members secured together and having registering slots in their under surfaces, a neck-yoke retainer comprising a plate adapted to fit in the channel formed by the pole members and having hooks proj ecting through said slots, one of said hooks forming a hold-back stop and the other a keeper, said plate being adapted to be tilted to move the keeper toward the under surface of the pole.

4. The combination with a pole composed of channeled members secured together and having registering slots in their under surfaces, a neck-yoke retainer comprising a plate adapted to fit in the channel formed by the pole members and having hooks pro-- jecting through said slots, one of said hooks forming a hold-back stop and the other a keeper, said plate being adapted to be tilted to move the keeper toward the under surface of the pole, and means for preventing the hold-back stop from being withdrawn through its slot.

5. The combination with a pole composed of channeled members secured together and having registering slots in their under surfaces, a neck-yoke retainer comprising a plate adapted to fit in the channel formed by the pole members and having hooks projecting through said slots, one of said hooks forming a hold-back stop and the other a keeper, said plate being adapted to be tilted to move the keeper toward the under surface of the pole, said hold-back stop having a lug projecting rearwardly under the lower surface of the pole.

6. The combination with a pole composed of separate members secured together, of a neck-yoke retainer loosely supported between the separate members of the pole and having two rigid members projecting through the pole, one of said members forming a hold-back stop and the other a keeper.

7. The combination With a hollow pole the pole and having a hold-back stop and a composed of separate members having slots keeper projecting through the pole, and in the lower surface thereof, of an integral means for preventing said hold-back stop neck-yoke retainer supported in said pole from being Withdrawn into the pole.

5 and having a hold-back stop and a keeper MARTIN E. ANDERSON.

projecting through said slots. Witnesses:

8. The combination With a hollow pole, of JOHN BLooMsTRUM, a neck-yoke retainer loosely mounted inside AXEL ANDERSON.

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